Earsham Mill 1793 Earsham MillEarsham Mill dates from Saxon times and adjoins ancient earthworks. It was a brick built mill with a pantile roof. Earsham and Elllingham are the only two mills on the Waveney that are officially in Norfolk. The mill was rebuilt by R.H. Clarke on the existing site in 1862. It was […]

The mill site May 1969 Ditchingham WatermillDitchingham watermill was known to many as Rider Haggard’s Mill. Although a mill on this site was documented as far back as 1240, the last structure disappeared c.1850. The story goes that part of the waterwheel was found near to where the mill used to be and was made […]

Mill and mill house 1949 Burgh St Peter TowermillBurgh St Peter towermill was a five storey mill built c.1825 in red brick and was probably built to supplement the nearby Wheatacre postmill that was also worked by James Sayer. In 1839 it was advertised as being nearly new and was equipped with patent sails on […]

c. 1900 Ellingham WatermillEllingham watermill was built of white weatherboard over a brick base with a pantiled roof. As can be seen from the photographs below, it changed dramatically over the years as it was enlarged and developed. Along with Earsham, it was one of the only two Norfolk watermills on the Waveney. c. 1910 […]

c.1931 Hales Towermill Hales towermill was built of red brick in the early 1800s and was 5 storeys high, standing on a mound next to the mill house.The mill had 4 patent double shuttered sails that were struck by rack & pinion, one pair having 8 bays of 3 shutters and one pair having […]